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Granta is a literary magazine open to unsolicited fiction and nonfiction submissions for print and online publication, with periodic submission windows and a separate poetry reopening planned.

Response time info: ~3-6 months (reputed)

Read the full guidelines at granta.com↗

Submission calls

fictionLiteraryOpens Dec 1

Accepts one complete original story in English during quarterly 2026 windows: 1–31 March, 1–30 June, 1–30 September, and 1–31 December. There is no set minimum or maximum length, though most submissions are 3,000–6,000 words. Submissions are considered for print and online publication.

nonfictionLiteraryOpens Dec 1

Accepts one complete essay in English during quarterly 2026 windows: 1–31 March, 1–30 June, 1–30 September, and 1–31 December. There is no set minimum or maximum length, though most submissions are 3,000–6,000 words. Academic essays and reviews are not accepted.

poetryLiterary

Currently closed, but Granta aims to reopen poetry submissions soon. Submit one document containing no more than four poems when open; submissions must be written in English and are considered for print and online publication.

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